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Could flossing be hurting my gums?

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I've been flossing every night and whenever I floss my gums hurt. I don't floss my gums of course ;3 But whenever I do on purpose, by the slightest pulling of the floss through my teeth my gums are like a...well you know. Not sure what other reason there is for why it hurts, I'm not rough with my tooth brush, nor do I massage my gums that hard to irritate them.